Angels Among Us

Dear Diary,

When Matt stopped by on Wednesday to help shovel, I also asked him to go up to the attic of the barn to find a couple of Christmas things.  He found them and also brought down this crystal angel.  He thought I would like to have her around for Christmas.  What a sweet guy he is and he is totally right.  I love the way the Christmas lights reflect off her but it was his thoughtfulness that was the real gift.

Speaking of gifts...a card arrived yesterday from a dear Blip friend.  I thought it was a Christmas card but it was an acknowledgement that she had given a year of school for a young girl in my name.  She said, as a former teacher, it was the perfect gift for me.  I must admit I dissolved into a bucket of tears.  I don't think I have ever received a more special Christmas gift in my entire life. 

There are angels around us all the time.  They may not have wings but to me angels are what angels do and I have been very blessed this year to have several hovering around me.  I think it may be time to drag out my all time favorite Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life, with Donna Reed and Jimmy Steward.  Yes, it is a wonderful life despite its occasional set backs.   "Teacher says, every time a bell rings, and angel gets his wings."  That scene always reduces me to tears even though I've seen it a hundred times at least.  Guess I'll need another box of tissues!

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.